"Kill!"
"Slaughter these guys!"
"… …!"
Spidans, covered in black and orange short fur, slender, and terrifying in appearance, leaped and moved nimbly and swiftly through the jungle.
Like balls of shadows, they quickly fell into the Armats and Trolls below, and in the blink of an eye, a melee ensued.
Roars and battle cries echoed in the sky!
The brutal racial clash quickly filled the air with a bloody smell.
Behind the Armats and Ogres, there were dozens of Magelos chanting magic to assist and attack.
The Spidan clan was unusually difficult to deal with; not only were they quick and agile, but the spider silk wrapped around their bodies was as hard as steel and could isolate most physical damage.
"Magic Arrow · Wind!"
Minori stood under a lush tree trunk, waving his hand and chanting.
Whoosh!
Ten white streamers instantly condensed, flying into the Spidans, accurately hitting the unprotected heads of these Spidans and piercing them.
'Gained experience 270'
'… …'
'Gained experience 369'
Minori stood in place, continuously casting. Wave after wave of "Magic Arrows" were released, and dense white streamers kept flying out, directly defeating a wave of human spiders attacking from a distance.
The power of first-order magic is indeed not high, but it depends on who is using it. Minori's magic attack value is not low, and these Spidans do not have any magic resistance abilities.
Judging from the power of the "Magic Arrows" released by Minori, it is indeed a bit abnormally high, which naturally comes from the bonus of his profession.
The passive "Elemental Attribute Change" of [Mad Mage] grants the power to imbue magic with elemental attributes.
The passive "Super Magic Master" of [Magic Transcendenter] strengthens the maximum value of variable quantities in magic.
"Elemental Blessing" makes elemental magic cause stronger damage and effects.
In addition, "Magic Consumption Reduction" allows Minori to consume only one point of magic power when releasing magic below the fourth order.
This series of passive bonuses leads to ordinary "Magic Arrows" being able to deal the highest damage with the lowest consumption in Minori's hands.
The power of each magic arrow reaches the intensity of second-order magic.
One magic arrow can basically solve a Spidan.
If it can't, just add another arrow!
"Under the influence of the drought, the crisis of water and food in the hilly area has emerged and is beginning to become completely chaotic."
Minori released magic, watching the constantly attacking Spidan clan and thinking silently. These Spidans came to snatch water sources.
The Magelos live near the water source, but this water source has naturally been occupied by the demi-human clan led by Minori.
Actually, even if they didn't occupy the water source, under the current drought and hot climate, the demi-human groups under Minori's control would still not lack water.
With the ability of the Lizardman Cruche Lulu, he can release the fourth-order "Cloud Manipulation" to create a small rain cloud without any problem.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Huh?
Minori raised his eyelids and found that dozens of Spidans had dispersed and surrounded him from all directions, obviously realizing the threat he posed.
The black and orange figures leaped and sprinted through the jungle and on the ground.
In an instant, dozens of Spidans leaped out from above, turning into balls of shadows covering Minori, and Spidans also appeared in the forest, surrounding him from below.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Dense and hard spider silk spewed out from the Spidans, forming balls of spider webs in mid-air, covering the entire area.
Faced with this scene, Minori nodded and commented: "Good cooperation."
"Dimensional Movement"
Whoosh!
Minori's figure disappeared out of thin air, easily flying out of the encirclement to the periphery.
Looking at the panicked Spidans who had lost their target, Minori raised his palm and aimed at the group of Spidans who had come to his door and gathered together.
"Fireball!"
Boom!
A basketball-sized fireball flew out of Minori's palm, turning into a red fire, igniting a group of Spidans in front, and then exploding.
On the attribute panel, a large number of experience prompts kept flashing.
"Should I leave some behind?"
"Forget it, it's better to take advantage of the chaos to eliminate a batch of this type of demi-human."
Minori turned around, looked at the Spidans who were still rushing towards him, and raised his hand as ten white streamers flew out.
The Spidans clan's initially strong offensive quickly fell into a disadvantage as time passed, and there were signs of a steady retreat.
The bloody smell became even stronger!
The excited roars of the Trolls, Armats, and Magelos sounded from time to time.
Huh?
Minori's movements suddenly stopped, and he looked up at the top, which was covered by lush branches and leaves: "Here it comes again."
'Discovered the fifth-order magic "Clairvoyance", requires Spirit-type spellcasting level (29 ~ 35Lv), current conditions met…'
"The astrologer is really busy these days." Minori only glanced at the sky and retracted his gaze.
Since the Holy Kingdom cut off food trade, the astrologer of [Pitch Black Scripture] has begun to probe the hilly area, which means that the Slane Theocracy has noticed the anomaly here.
"Such a frequency of exploration shows that the Slane Theocracy is paying much more attention than the Holy Kingdom. As expected of a place that advocates 'human supremacy' and whose main purpose is to crusade and eliminate demi-humans."
A thoughtful look flashed in Minori's eyes, then he raised his eyebrows and said lightly: "Has the probing gaze left?"
Whether it was the intuition of a warrior, the caster's keen sense of magic, or the bonus provided by the [Ninja] profession, he could vaguely feel the faint feeling of being watched by the probing magic.
However, Minori didn't care. The characteristics of [Players] can avoid this type of peeping magic.
He also possessed the second-order magic "Detection Interference" obtained from the [Monk] profession, which could be used for counter-detection.
The magic effect released by "Clairvoyance" is similar to a high-altitude overhead view. Although it can see many areas, it cannot clearly see specific locations.
Unless it is used in conjunction with positioning magic, it can be observed up close.
The astrologer has been observing not only the southern area controlled by Minori during this time, but the entire hilly area, so naturally it will not stay in one place for too long.
Looking at the attribute panel:
[Experience Bar: 2012322 / 410000]
Experience points have accumulated to about 2 million during this time.
[Skill Points: 63 → 62]
Skill: Clairvoyance (Fifth Order)
Consumption: 25MP ~ Continuous Consumption
Introduction: A detection-type magic that can be used to observe distant scenes. It has the advantage of long distance, but does not have strong detection capabilities. It is easily blocked by counter-detection magic and can be used in conjunction with positioning and imprint magic.
Minori had already learned it some time ago.
Unfortunately, the stacked levels of the mental-type spellcaster profession were not high enough at the time to learn it, but now he would definitely not let it go.
Although the name of this magic is "Clairvoyance," the actual distance does not reach a thousand miles. Only when combined with positioning magic or mark magic, with a clear observation target, can relatively long-distance detection be performed.
But it will also be affected by this; it can only see the picture within a certain range of the positioned target.
"No matter what, I have finally mastered a decent detection magic."
Minori sighed inwardly.
Even with the passive blessing of "Archmage," he could not exert the effect produced by Astrological Clairvoyance using this magic. Astrological Clairvoyance's innate ability, "Eyes of Astrology," can greatly enhance detection magic. In addition, the other party also holds magical props left by the Six Gods, which can further strengthen it.
This information was gradually pieced together by Minori from the three questions that "Quaiesse" asked each time he was resurrected.
Looking at the defeated Spidan clan, after Minori ordered the battlefield to be cleaned up, his figure flashed and disappeared from the spot.
The vision in front of him changed. His figure was already standing on a hill not far from the jungle battlefield.
A faint stench of corpses and a rotten, strange smell poured into Minori's nostrils, causing him to frown imperceptibly.
This strange smell came from a giant, rotten Troll Undead. Next to the Undead stood a withered figure.
"Old friend, the place you chose is simply amazing."
As soon as Khajiit saw Minori appear, he immediately withdrew his gaze from the distance. The eyeballs protruding from his shriveled eye sockets flickered with excited light.
"A foul smell."
Minori's face, covered by a red hood and black mask, looked at the Troll Undead beside Khajiit.
"Fireball."
Red flames were released from Minori's hand and smashed onto the Troll Undead, instantly turning it into a ball of flames and burning.
"Roar!"
The Troll Undead let out a hoarse roar, struggling and twisting its body, but it was quickly turned into ashes by the flames and dissipated.
'Gained 31 experience points'
Making it into this kind of low-level Undead only provides this much experience?
Minori's eyes flashed, confirming that after the Demi-humans died, being made into Undead could also provide experience.
When Khajiit saw the Troll Undead he had just created being killed by Minori, he would have been furious if it had been any other time.
But at this moment, Khajiit not only maintained a full smile but also didn't care at all.
There were a large number of Demi-human corpses in the "Corpse Pit" that he could never use up. Arguing over this matter was completely not worth the loss.
"Next time, I'll use "Deodorize" to get rid of the smell."
Khajiit squeezed a smile on his pale face, bowing slightly as he spoke, his peripheral vision glancing at the Demi-human melee that had just ended: "I want 20 corpses of Armats, even if they are a little incomplete, it doesn't matter."
Minori glanced at Khajiit and nodded indifferently: "Okay."
Khajiit's eyes lit up, and he rubbed his hands together as his hoarse voice continued to sound: "Could you give me 20 corpses of Spidans?"
As a specialized spellcaster, Khajiit can control 100 low-level ordinary Undead.
Compared to Undead made from human corpses, the strength of low-level Undead made from these Demi-human corpses is much higher.
Especially the Demi-human melee just now.
The Troll's powerful strength, the Armat's strong defense, the Spidan's agile speed, and the tough spider silk all made Khajiit's eyes light up.
As for the Magelos… it would be a waste to make them into ordinary low-level Undead.
What's important is that Magelos, Nasrene, is extremely powerful, making Khajiit fearful.
Khajiit cautiously glanced at Minori beside him, his eyes filled with fear and disbelief.
He had been in the Hillside area for some time, and Khajiit had seen the kings of those Demi-human clans, and none of them were weak. To be precise, they were all stronger than him.
And these Demi-humans actually completely obeyed this mysterious guy. Khajiit couldn't imagine how he did it.
"Okay."
Minori still spoke calmly, then changed the subject: "How is the preparation for the "Spiral of Death" ritual going?"
When he mentioned what he was doing, Khajiit's eyes immediately became fiery.
"With the help of the "Corpse Pit", it is already being arranged. If you want the "Spiral of Death" ritual to truly take effect, it will take a long time."
Khajiit clenched the staff in his hands, his face excited: "It won't take too long, give me 5 years."
"No, three years is enough. After these Demi-humans die, the negative energy that can be guided out by the Undead is more than that of humans."
Three years?
Hearing Khajiit's excited description, a trace of sneer rose in Minori's heart.
Not to mention three years, even half a year was impossible for him. The chaos in the Hillside had already begun, which also meant that all parties were about to take the stage.
Minori knew from the beginning that Khajiit would not succeed, so he didn't care about Khajiit.
He currently only wanted to observe the "Spiral of Death" ritual up close.
After reaching cooperation with Khajiit, Minori also indirectly obtained the entire process of how to arrange the "Spiral of Death" ritual from him.
After further understanding the "Spiral of Death" ritual, Minori suddenly discovered that the ritual actually had similarities with the "Wild Transformation Ritual," or rather, it was the way it absorbed energy.
The "Spiral of Death Ritual" utilizes the characteristics produced by the Undead.
When a large number of Undead gather together, the negative energy generated will give birth to more Undead, and in this process, there is a probability of giving birth to more powerful Undead.
The "Spiral of Death Ritual" uses this point to guide the negative energy gathered when a large number of Undead are generated into the caster's body.
Simply put, the "Spiral of Death Ritual" can absorb huge amounts of negative energy.
The "Wild Transformation Ritual" allows the caster to transform into a beast or demon by absorbing the corpses of beasts or demons.
The two magical rituals: one is the absorption of energy, and the other is the absorption of physical matter.
This allowed Minori to see a certain possibility. He didn't know if it was because of the effect of the passive ability "Archmage" of the [Magic Transcendence].
For this complex ritual, Minori felt that he could easily understand and digest it.